Gary Bradberry

Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Born	January 27, 1961 (age 61); Chelsea, Alabama
Awards	1994 ARCA Hooters Cup Super Car Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
	47 races run over 8 years
Best finish	44th (1997)
First race	1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Last race	2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (Michigan)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	4 races run over 3 years
Best finish	76th (1999)
First race	1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington)
Last race	1999 NAPA 200 (Michigan)
	Statistics current as of May 3, 2013.

Gary Arnold Bradberry (born January 27, 1961) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990–1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues. His younger brother was fellow NASCAR driver Charlie Bradberry, who died in an automobile accident in 2006.

Racing career[]

Winston Cup Series[]

Bradberry made his Winston Cup debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1994, starting 12th and finishing 30th in a Ford owned by Jimmy Means.

Bradberry ran four races in 1995, with the first two for his own team. However, he struggled, with a 41st at Michigan and 43rd at Charlotte. Then, for the other two races, Bradberry replaced Ward Burton in the No. 31 Hardee's Chevy, with finishes of 35th and 29th.

Bradberry's next job was at , driving the No. 95 Shoney's Chevy in nine 1996 races, with a 23rd-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway being his best finish, albeit his best career finish to that point.

The No. 19 car at Pocono in 1997

Bradberry's largest season was in 1997, when he ran a career-high 16 races. At first, he was running for Tri-Star Motorsports. However, in eight races, all Bradberry could manage was a 31st at Charlotte, causing him to lose his ride. Bradberry moved to Triad Motorsports and the No. 78 Hanes Ford. His best finish in that ride was a 25th at Darlington being the best run. His 44th in points would prove to be his best career year.

He began 1998 with backing from Pilot Corporation starting the year. However, Bradberry only qualified for 13 races and only had two top-25 finishes, his best run a 23rd at California Speedway, matching Bradberry's best career finish. He also qualified 8th at Charlotte, his first career top-10 start. In addition to twelve races for Triad, Bradberry drove the No. 35 Pontiac for ISM Racing at New Hampshire,^[1] after Triad chose to skip that race, finishing fortieth. He went on to a 48th-place finish in points.

In 1999, Bradberry's new associate sponsor did not fulfil their obligations, and Pilot left soon after, causing the team to close its doors before even running a race. Bradberry's lone start in 1999 was at the season finale for Larry Hedrick Motorsports operation. He started 9th, but engine problems relegated him to 35th.

Bradberry made two more starts for Hedrick in 2000, finishing 41st at Texas and 33rd at Martinsville Speedway, and failing to qualify at Talladega Superspeedway. After those races, Hedrick closed its doors and Bradberry was left without a ride.

Bradberry was unemployed until 2002, when he ran at Michigan with Donlavey Racing, finishing 43rd due to handling problems.

Busch Series[]

Bradberry made four races in his Busch career, all coming in 1999. His debut came at Darlington, where he started 23rd and finished 32nd. Bradberry tacked on a 21st at Charlotte (best career start of 15th), 20th at Pikes Peak before having a hard crash at Michigan, finishing 43rd.

ARCA SuperCar Series[]

Bradberry was the 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Rookie of the Year, and won a race at Flat Rock Speedway that season after his race car and equipment was recovered early on race day from thieves who stole it the night before the race.^[2]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series[]

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1994	Jimmy Means Racing	52	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL 30						70th	73	^[3]
1995	Jimmy Means Racing	52	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR DNQ	RCH DNQ	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC																								52nd	208	^[4]
	Bradberry Racing	88	Chevy														MCH DNQ	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH 41	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
	Bradberry Racing	93	Chevy																												CLT 43
	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	31	Chevy																													CAR 35	PHO	ATL 29
1996	Bradberry Racing	93	Chevy	DAY	CAR DNQ	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT																										46th	591	^[5]
1996		95	Ford												DOV 38	POC	MCH	DAY 35	NHA	POC	TAL 23	IND 29	GLN	MCH	BRI 30	DAR 35	RCH DNQ	DOV 37	MAR DNQ	NWS DNQ	CLT DNQ	CAR 27	PHO	ATL 38						46th	591	^[5]
1997		95	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAR DNQ																																			44th	868	^[6]
	TriStar Motorsports	19	Ford			RCH 38	ATL 40	DAR 38	TEX DNQ	BRI 37	MAR DNQ	SON 43	TAL DNQ	CLT 31	DOV 35	POC 33	MCH DNQ	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN
	Triad Motorsports	78	Ford																					MCH 37	BRI 37	DAR 25	RCH DNQ	NHA 34	DOV 35	MAR DNQ	CLT 34	TAL DNQ	CAR 41	PHO DNQ	ATL 42
1998	Triad Motorsports	78	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR DNQ	LVS DNQ	ATL 43	DAR DNQ	BRI DNQ	TEX 24	MAR DNQ	TAL DNQ	CAL 23	CLT 37	DOV 34	RCH	MCH 34	POC	SON		POC DNQ	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI DNQ	NHA	DAR 37	RCH DNQ	DOV 28	MAR DNQ	CLT 42	TAL DNQ	DAY DNQ	PHO 41	CAR 28	ATL 33				48th	787	^[7]
1998	ISM Racing	35	Pontiac																	NHA 40																				48th	787	^[7]
1999	Triad Motorsports	78	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC																		66th	58	^[8]
	Hover Motorsports	80	Ford																				IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM
	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	41	Chevy																																		ATL 35
2000	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	41	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX 41	MAR 33	TAL DNQ	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL			63rd	104	^[9]
2002	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH 43	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	86th	34	^[10]

Daytona 500 results[]

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start
1995	Jimmy Means Racing	Ford	DNQ
1997		Chevrolet	DNQ
1998	Triad Motorsports	Ford	DNQ
1999	Triad Motorsports	Ford	DNQ

Busch Series[]

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	NBGNC	Pts	Ref
1998		86	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL DNQ	HOM		NA	-	^[11]
1999		86	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR 32	TEX	NSV	BRI DNQ	TAL	CAL	NHA	RCH	NZH	CLT 21	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB				MCH 43	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT DNQ	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	76th	304	^[12]
1999		28	Chevy																				PPR 20	GTY DNQ	IRP											76th	304	^[12]
2000		86	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSV	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NZH	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	NA	-	^[13]

Craftsman Truck Series[]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2000	Hover Motorsports	80	Ford	DAY DNQ	HOM	PHO	MMR	MAR		GTY	MEM			TEX	KEN	GLN	MLW	NHA	NZH	MCH	IRP	NSV	CIC	RCH	DOV	TEX	CAL	NA	-	^[14]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	ABSC	Pts	Ref
	Bradberry Racing	78	Chevy	DAY			23	TOL			MCH								ISF		DSF								114th	-	^[15]
				DAY 38							TOL		MCH			KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL										102nd	-	^[16]
				DAY 41	8						2													24					3rd	4895	^[17]
			Buick			1*	5	9	TOL 19	1		5		14	KIL 20	19		5	ISF 25	DSF 26	14	30	1*
			Pontiac										23
			Ford														23
			Chevy	DAY 2*	ATL 22	11									30	KIL					DSF								37th	925	^[18]
		39	Chevy																					41					37th	925	^[18]
			Buick	DAY				15											MCH				DSF						128th	-	^[19]
	Hover Motorsports	80	Ford	DAY 7		SLM						TOL						DSF						ISF					122nd	-	^[20]

References[]

^ "Bodine fired by ISM Racing". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. July 10, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
^ Green, David (January 24, 1995). "Young driver gets his shot at the big time". Go UpState. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Gary Bradberry – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

External links[]

Gary Bradberry driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Bodine fired by ISM Racing". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. July 10, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 2014-08-16.

[2] Green, David (January 24, 1995). "Young driver gets his shot at the big time". Go UpState. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[3] "Gary Bradberry – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[4] "Gary Bradberry – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[5] "Gary Bradberry – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[6] "Gary Bradberry – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[7] "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[8] "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[9] "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[10] "Gary Bradberry – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[11] "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[12] "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[13] "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[14] "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[15] "Gary Bradberry – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[16] "Gary Bradberry – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[17] "Gary Bradberry – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[18] "Gary Bradberry – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[19] "Gary Bradberry – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[20] "Gary Bradberry – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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v t Donlavey Racing
Years active	1950–2005
Personnel	Junie Donlavey
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Buck Baker Buddy Baker Bobby Isaac Fred Lorenzen Benny Parsons David Pearson Joe Weatherly
Former drivers	Loy Allen Jr. Buck Baker Buddy Baker Stan Barrett Stanton Barrett Ed Berrier Max Berrier Chuck Bown Gary Bradberry Kenny Brightbill Dick Brooks Pancho Carter Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bill Dennis Yvon Duhamel Tommy Ellis George Follmer Harry Gant Charlie Glotzbach Robby Gordon Butch Hartman Jason Hedlesky Ray Hendrick A. J. Henriksen Jimmy Hensley Andy Hillenburg Bobby Hillin Jr. Lance Hooper Ron Hutcherson Ernie Irvan Bobby Isaac Tracy Leslie Chad Little Fred Lorenzen Rick Mast Jimmy Means Bud Moore Jackie Oliver Richie Panch Benny Parsons David Pearson Steve Perry Eddie Pettyjohn Lennie Pond Paul Radford Kevin Ray Jody Ridley Ricky Rudd Johnny Rutherford Hermie Sadler Ken Schrader Dorsey Schroeder Kirk Shelmerdine Morgan Shepherd Brian Simo Ramo Stott Hut Stricklin Kerry Teague Dick Trickle Mike Wallace Joe Weatherly LeeRoy Yarbrough

v t Larry Hedrick Motorsports
Years active	1990–2001
Personnel	Larry Hedrick
Former drivers	Gary Bradberry Derrike Cope Ricky Craven David Green Steve Grissom Dave Marcis Rick Mast Joe Nemechek Phil Parsons Larry Pearson Greg Sacks Hut Stricklin Dick Trickle Rick Wilson

v t TriStar Motorsports
Years active	1989–2019
Personnel	Bryan Smith
Former drivers	Loy Allen Jr. Dakoda Armstrong Tony Ave Stanton Barrett Mike Bliss Gary Bradberry Mike Chase Ross Chastain Cale Conley Carlos Contreras Chris Cook Matt DiBenedetto Tomy Drissi Ron Esau Matt Frahm Benny Gordon Jeff Green Chad Hackenbracht Bobby Hamilton Kevin Hamlin Paulie Harraka Jason Keller Will Kimmel Blake Koch Scott Lagasse Jr. Corey LaJoie Jason Leffler Kevin Lepage Charles Lewandoski Tayler Malsam Hal Martin Eric McClure Michael McDowell Chase Miller Phil Parsons Antonio Pérez Alex Popow Tony Raines Angela Ruch Greg Sacks Hermie Sadler Reed Sorenson David Starr Brad Teague Dick Trickle Mike Wallace Cole Whitt Josh Wise J. J. Yeley Tyler Young
Partnerships and affiliations	Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Rick Ware Racing